英:[ˈɑ:mpɪt]
美:[ˈɑrmpɪt]
英:[ˈɑ:mpɪt]
美:[ˈɑrmpɪt]
arm·pit
arm pIt
复数:armpits
Noun
1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder;
"they were up to their armpits in water"
armpit hairn. 腋毛
14世纪中期,“肩膀下的凹陷处”,来自 arm(n.1)+ pit(n.1)。Arm-hole(14世纪早期)曾用于此义,但在18世纪已过时。另一个中古英语词语是 asselle(15世纪早期),来自古法语 asselle,源自拉丁语 axilla。俚语短语 armpit of the nation 用于指任何被认为丑陋和令人作呕的地方,最早可追溯到1965年。
腋窝:同fossa axillaris
The first known use of armpit was in the 14th century
armpitnoun
the hollow beneath the spot where the arm and shoulder join
armpitnoun
the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder : axilla
1 The other man grabbed Jon by his armpits, and together they swung him back and forth.
2 The man’s collar was flipped up to protect his neck, his hat was pulled down, and his hands were stuck in his armpits for warmth.
3 He stood by Anya, arms crossed and hands dug up under his armpits.
4 “This one smells like armpit,” she told him.
5 Her husband grabs her by the armpits, lifting her off the tiger and dragging her into the big top.
6 The wet scent of an armpit hung in front of my face.
7 I take one armpit and Nick takes another and we pull him up and away.
8 I checked my armpits for sweat and stuff like that.
9 Dangling the kid by his armpits, snot faced and sad.
10 “I’m not your mother,” Miranda said, lifting him by the armpits off her bed.
11 But Snowden kept shaking his head and pointed at last, with just the barest movement of his chin, down toward his armpit.
12 Montag stood with the flame-thrower in his limp hands, great islands of perspiration drenching his armpits, his face smeared with soot.
13 I stepped into the suit, feet first, pulled it up to my armpits, and fed my arms into the sleeves.
14 I step over him, and then reach down, getting a good grip under his armpit.
15 I moved automatically, grasping the thin ankles as he raised the white man by the armpits and backed from beneath the stairs.
16 “That’s why the medics couldn’t find the wound. Almost in the armpit. It wouldn’t have done any good if they had found it, though.”
17 My boyfriend can do anything he wants to my armpit.
我的男朋友可以在我的腋窝做他想做的任何事。
18 Suddenly, a suspicious looking figure outside of my door, carrying some stuff under his armpit.
忽然, 一个形迹可疑身影窜过门口, 手肢窝里似乎夹着一些东西.
19 I grabbed Curzon under his armpits and dragged him across the floor and out the door.
20 Layla pressed the tip of the thermometer to his armpit and held his arm down.